Womens Entrepreneur Summit 2021 Our Speakers are Changing Lives!

South Bend, Indiana--Monday, November 1,2021 – C2 Your Health Women’s Initiative, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization is hosting the 4th Annual Women’s Entrepreneur Summit, Round Tables for Success on Wednesday, November 17th, at Rio Park Events, South Bend, Indiana to address the essential needs of women entrepreneurs to share resources, funding sources, relationship building, networking, inspiration and more! This ground-breaking event will be held on during November celebrating International Women’s Entrepreneurship Day.

"Our goal is to build solid relationships/partnerships. It is about women entrepreneurial success. This conference has been designed to target women entrepreneurs in northern Indiana and southern Michigan. Women entrepreneurs are coming together from our region to create a grassroots movement by and for women entrepreneurs. It’s extremely exciting.” Cindy Cohen says, the Founder and President of C2 Your Health Women’s Initiative.

The 2012 U.S. Census statistics reported in St. Joseph County, Indiana women owned business were only 2%, when in Indiana reported 37% and the U.S. 39%. So Cindy Cohen, Founder & President of C2 Your Health Women’s Initiative began planning a women’s entrepreneur conference event with community women entrepreneurs; and at that time there was nothing available for women entrepreneurs to become inspired, motivated, needed support and mentoring; just for women entrepreneurs to fuel their desire to succeed, despite their many challenges.

During our first year the Women’s Entrepreneur Summit sparked a movement by providing inspirational and motivational speakers to include resource speakers and women entrepreneurs themselves, to speak on relevant topics. Since our first year, in 2018, we have had over 84 speakers, including this year, and connected with over 1,811 women entrepreneurs and 675 women entrepreneurs have attended C2 Your Health Women's Initiative in the community event.

“Women entrepreneurs are flourishing, yet there is a long road ahead. Our outcomes include mentoring programs, networking groups, nonprofit organizations, and several community events promoting women entrepreneur businesses. The purpose of the summit is to inspire/motivate, provide resources, and to develop and implement action plans to start and grow their businesses.” says Vida Harley, Women’s Entrepreneur Summit, Event Coordinator, Women Entrepreneur Matters Founder.

In addition to the speakers, there will be Business Spotlight (exhibits) promoting/advertising their products and services for 20 women owned businesses, plus 19 business success resources and successful business women presenting business scale up strategies, innovative pivot ideas, important business resources, women entrepreneur mentoring, confidence building, and inspiration packed into 10-minute presentations.

Below you will find a list of our speakers for this years’ summit Community Leaders & Resource Speakers, Women Entrepreneur Experts, Mentoring, Inspirational Story Tellers:

1. Cindy Cohen RN BS BA, Founder, C2 Your Health Women’s Initiative Inc.(501c3), Women’s Entrepreneur Summit, owner C2 Your Health LLC
2. Vida Harley, Founder, Entrepreneur, Women Entrepreneurs Matter Inc.
3. Amber Selking, PhD., Founder, Performance Consultant at Selking Performance Group, University of Notre Dame
4. Tina Patton, Vice President, Director of Nonprofit and Foundation Engagement, Indiana Trust Wealth Management
5. James Summers, Executive Director, Project Impact South Bend
6. Sonya Smith EMBA, Wealth In Motion Consulting LLC
7. Jeff Whitlow, Community Organizer, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, 1 Million Cups, owner Toccoa Coffee Roasters
8. Paula Gudelia Sours, President, Board Chair, Latin American Chamber of Commerce, owner Visions GPS Branding LLC
9. Traci Winston Williams, Founder, Entrepreneur, H.O.T. Hear Our Tears(501c3), owner Unique Boutique International LLC
10. Keana Baylis, Entrepreneur, Know To Grow Consulting LLC
11. Takisha Jacobs, Founder, Connect 2 Be The Change ltd (5013c)
12. Monnese Plummer, Entrepreneur, Fancy Delights
13. Kelli Stair, Entrepreneur, Mosquito Joe of South Bend
14. Debby Canarini, Entrepreneur, Business Success Strategies
15. Myrna Boyd, Aspiring Entrepreneur
16. LaShonda Stewart, Entrepreneur, LaShonda's Soul Food Café
17. Clara Ross, Entrepreneur, Home for Tracy
18. Sylvia Brown J.D, Entrepreneur, Attorney at Law Office of Sylvia Brown
19. Jill Cruz, Entrepreneur, Work with Your Nature Weight Loss

This year along with the summit registration participants will receive a FREE membership to C2 Your Health Women's Initiative new Women Move Forward Entrepreneur Mentoring Community in partnership with The Pokagon Fund, H.O.T. Hear Our Tears (domestic violence) plus BONUS gifts, summit workbook, business resource guidebook and much more. Go to http://www.womensentrepreneursummit.org to check it out when you purchase your ticket.

Our Supporters: C2 Your Health LLC, WSMK Radio, WNIT, Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization, WSBT Michiana Hometown Living, WNIT Experience Michiana

Sponsors / Partners: The Pokagon Fund, Ivy Tech Community College, Teachers Credit Union, 1st Source Bank, Women Entrepreneurs Matter Inc., Mosquito Joe of South Bend, Expo for Women, WSMK & WNIL Radio, C2 Your Health LLC, Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization, Artcraft Printers, krista kuskye photography.

The tickets to attend the summit is $50, to attend and also be an exhibitor its only $105. Go to www.womensentrepreneursummit.o... for ticket purchase.